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whether it's true or not, but wouldn't that be interesting if there were a good effect of information technology? [laughter] >> let's take three more questions. the three people who are in line. >> mr. wolfe, um, i'm a native miamian, and thanks to you about 20 years ago there were three gentlemen running across i-95, um, asking if they could help my husband and i. and i knew what was going down having read "bonfire of the vanities." they weren't coming to help me at all. [laughter] and we were robbed at gunpoint. but i've since lived here for a long time and raised three children, and it's a wonderful city. i love miami, and i just wondered after you having done your research and meeting all these interesting characters that we clearly have no shortage of here, if it's the kind of place that you think you could live. >> well, i think there's no blanket statement that i think i could make because there's such variety in miami. i don't know these statistics for single mothers and things like that, you probably do, but it's, it's such a complicated, it's really such a complicated subject. but it w
whether it's true or not, but wouldn't that be interesting if there were a good effect of information technology? [laughter] >> let's take three more questions. the three people who are in line. >> mr. wolfe, um, i'm a native miamian, and thanks to you about 20 years ago there were three gentlemen running across i-95, um, asking if they could help my husband and i. and i knew what was going down having read "bonfire of the vanities." they weren't coming to help me at all....
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is where technology can be really an important and powerful vehicle. i think initially we had to vent -- said several minutes of these people and we have data at about 50,000. i think they've done a lot, put up huge effort trying to improve that. >> we are at a time in the administration, the second term of the administration were question of legacy often comes into play. people start talking about what will this administration be remembered for. so i kind of wonder what you, if you have the opportunity, which he did when you're were in office, at least two of the dead and maybe the others had the opportunity, if this president and the secretary of state, a 20 minute conversation about public diplomacy and what could be done that was particularly useful to leave something behind for years from now, what would be, what kind of things would you bring up? just to give you time to think about, let me remind, the bush administration under secretary glassman together with microsoft and a bunch of other people put together a conference of dissidents from arou
is where technology can be really an important and powerful vehicle. i think initially we had to vent -- said several minutes of these people and we have data at about 50,000. i think they've done a lot, put up huge effort trying to improve that. >> we are at a time in the administration, the second term of the administration were question of legacy often comes into play. people start talking about what will this administration be remembered for. so i kind of wonder what you, if you have...
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technology doesn't accomplish this on it's own. you can't drop a cell phone in the desert and create a o'way sis. there's no app for that yet. the crucial element is human element. numbering in the millions. and determined to stir things up. it's the human element that got us to a moment where an extra -- 50 million african children are going to school today because people in america and other countries got out and marched for debt consolation. same goes for the 6.2 million africans getting live-saving ads drugs because people in the u.s. really willing to stand up and shot and pay for that. those and other victories took not phones in the hand but bots open the ground. the boots of every day activists. in every town and city and college campuses like goring town. -- george down. that's what moves the movement. when people get out there real change happens. outside pressureed inside movement. the idea of red like the gateway drug to win. if you haven't time to put on the marching boots and buy some red. the ideaa movement out there
technology doesn't accomplish this on it's own. you can't drop a cell phone in the desert and create a o'way sis. there's no app for that yet. the crucial element is human element. numbering in the millions. and determined to stir things up. it's the human element that got us to a moment where an extra -- 50 million african children are going to school today because people in america and other countries got out and marched for debt consolation. same goes for the 6.2 million africans getting...
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necessarily technologically savvy. all the floors in the state department are in is going to be a cultural thing that works its way through training and education and confidence is judith said, having the backing of leadership to do these things and push the debate and occasionally overstep, but that will be how we eventually use technology to advance public diplomacy. >> we definitely need to get to questions, but before we do, i would be remiss to we didn't bring it tbg in the broader context of congressional funding and controversies. it's related to this topic because when we open up our facebook walls and embassy pages as they think the consensus here so far has been that we should have one of the things they should do is invite commentary that is critical of the united states and all of a sudden we have a member singing why do we pay taxpayer money to have other source of problems for the state department, but they surely do our work to be just trying to do runs into problems because criticism of so what do you s
necessarily technologically savvy. all the floors in the state department are in is going to be a cultural thing that works its way through training and education and confidence is judith said, having the backing of leadership to do these things and push the debate and occasionally overstep, but that will be how we eventually use technology to advance public diplomacy. >> we definitely need to get to questions, but before we do, i would be remiss to we didn't bring it tbg in the broader...
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it's the spirit and technology of the internet. >> and i suppose everybody saw this going on amazon.com and look at every binders in the thousands and thousands of comments. this finder just doesn't hope my comments. >> priority for standardized effect is. there are no women in it. >> was speaking associate media, one of the questions is prompted by treat from election evening. when we realize we had part of the historic results of this last week where he had 20 women in the u.s. senate, and historic number and rebecca rightly reminded us that it was in part because of things like emily's list that i want to have a conversation about the kind of institutions and the organizations that have been working quiet they all this time to make this moment possible. i don't have to say something about emily's list. >> families list within washington politics, it is an incredibly powerful force. at some point they were the largest organization. i don't know if that's still true, in the day of the super pacs, they are not the largest anybody. so emily's list is an organization that supports democra
it's the spirit and technology of the internet. >> and i suppose everybody saw this going on amazon.com and look at every binders in the thousands and thousands of comments. this finder just doesn't hope my comments. >> priority for standardized effect is. there are no women in it. >> was speaking associate media, one of the questions is prompted by treat from election evening. when we realize we had part of the historic results of this last week where he had 20 women in the...
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after studying agriculture in kenya, she went to sweden to study environmental technology. that's where she learned about biogas plans, an idea she brought home with her. >> in so many areas of the country, the national grid is not there. so actually you still have that gap, that lack of energy in some places. so biogas is really, really useful in this country. >> she orders her gas stoves from china -- they're not top quality, but they are the most affordable. her clients are mainly mid-sized farming operations. the farmers get the raw material -- the manure -- for free. a complete biogas system starts at 750 euros. at the construction site, martha kagiri puts on her other persona: braided hair, work clothes, and a firm, commanding voice. a woman boss is still a rarity here in kenya, but kagiri is undeterred. there are always problems that need solving. customers who are late with payments, or a wall that needs reinforcing. kagiri does it all -- including negotiating with local officials. >> you don't have to pay any bribes nowadays. before it was really really difficult.
after studying agriculture in kenya, she went to sweden to study environmental technology. that's where she learned about biogas plans, an idea she brought home with her. >> in so many areas of the country, the national grid is not there. so actually you still have that gap, that lack of energy in some places. so biogas is really, really useful in this country. >> she orders her gas stoves from china -- they're not top quality, but they are the most affordable. her clients are...
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this is why i fought to bring in new technology. i've got to bring in the uab. fought to bring in the excess equipment from iraq and afghanistan after coming back. we are doing all this. we have to work together. >> i appreciate your efforts. the message being undermined to allow those new resources to happen in to get what we need when we give mixed messages. last year, you have a press release that said the u.s. has not seen any spillover violence. saying that when we are acknowledging that our law enforcement has been engaged in a gun battle. we have had people killed. narcotics have been caught. that is what is competing this. we need to recognize it for what it is. transnational criminal organizations -- we cannot pursue them across the international border. we will put what ever it takes to defend the sovereignty -- >> he made a point that there was a bill to fund more border patrol agents. i think it is well-known that republicans in washington do not like to spend a lot of money. his comments were that members of your own party do not want to fund this i
this is why i fought to bring in new technology. i've got to bring in the uab. fought to bring in the excess equipment from iraq and afghanistan after coming back. we are doing all this. we have to work together. >> i appreciate your efforts. the message being undermined to allow those new resources to happen in to get what we need when we give mixed messages. last year, you have a press release that said the u.s. has not seen any spillover violence. saying that when we are acknowledging...
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technology is increasing transparency. there might be some downside to this like the fact that i am on the holidays with my kids and the picture of my sunburned arse turned up on a tabloid. that is true. "bottoms up" was the headline, i think. [laughter] it should have been "rock bottom." the upside is that someone is up to no good in business or government, it is getting harder for them to hide it. this is true north as low as out of the equator. it is really extraordinary that the two parties who are the most important in a transaction that we called development assistance, the tumult of born parties give them money. these are the two people that know the least. that is mad. i know rationing is that. this is a tiny fraction of the federal budget, less than 1%. bureaucracy gets in the way. not everyone can see what is happening. the treachery of information is more information. african citizens are holding their companies to account. in uganda there monitoring elections of mobile phones. in kenya they're using web sites t
technology is increasing transparency. there might be some downside to this like the fact that i am on the holidays with my kids and the picture of my sunburned arse turned up on a tabloid. that is true. "bottoms up" was the headline, i think. [laughter] it should have been "rock bottom." the upside is that someone is up to no good in business or government, it is getting harder for them to hide it. this is true north as low as out of the equator. it is really extraordinary...
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for this marker, electric vehicles, biofuels, clean energy research and the technologies of tomorrow and factories to build the stuff in the united states. not just energy, but the stimulus is going to drag our antiquated health care system into the digital era so that your doctor might not kill you at this chicken scratch handwriting by 2015 just about every american will have an electronic medical record, which really should improve care and reduce costs and is really a down payment on health care reform. this included the most ambitious education reform in decades with race to the top of the largest infrastructure investment since eisenhower. it had the largest research investment other, the largest middle-class tax cut since reagan went to more than 95% of the country in less than 10% of the country noticed it. with great politics. so again my book i did try to get deep into the bowels of the white house in the backroom of capitol hill, but also tried to be a fly on the wall and the energy energy departments weatherization division. it's actually known as the turkey farm. i went
for this marker, electric vehicles, biofuels, clean energy research and the technologies of tomorrow and factories to build the stuff in the united states. not just energy, but the stimulus is going to drag our antiquated health care system into the digital era so that your doctor might not kill you at this chicken scratch handwriting by 2015 just about every american will have an electronic medical record, which really should improve care and reduce costs and is really a down payment on health...
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viewership growth and new technologies they haven't had th
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many of those jobs would not be open to those people if they came back at 12:00 today because the technology has changed and you can't go back and take a job that requires some technical training. so we've got to retool the american work force. not just african-americans and latinos, everyone. we're talking about -- i'm talking about those two groups because the most severely impacted -- of what's happening. we have to retrain people. you know, i would not like to believe that in an attempt to get at the president there is resistance to putting the program in place. >> talking with congressman emanuel cleaver the outgoing chair of the congressional black caucus. he represents districts in parts of kansas city missouri. one of the other -- the immediate issue the bush tax cuts set to expire. we heard nancy pelosi, democratic leader say she hopes president obama stands firm. that his campaign pledge was that anybody making more than $250,000 should have their tax rates go up to the bush era tax levels. but it sounds like there is room for negotiation. do you believe that democrats should give
many of those jobs would not be open to those people if they came back at 12:00 today because the technology has changed and you can't go back and take a job that requires some technical training. so we've got to retool the american work force. not just african-americans and latinos, everyone. we're talking about -- i'm talking about those two groups because the most severely impacted -- of what's happening. we have to retrain people. you know, i would not like to believe that in an attempt to...